Question
Download Solution PDFAs per the 2011 Census, what is the density of the population of India?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is 382 persons/km2.Key Points:
- India is one of the nations with the highest population densities.
- The number of people per square kilometre is considered population density.
- The average population density across the globe was 15 persons per square kilometre.
- India's population density in the year 2011 was 382 people per square kilometre.
- The state with the densest population density is Bihar, with 1,106 people per square kilometre, followed by West Bengal (1,028) and Kerala (860).
- Between 1991 and 2011, population density rose in all States and Union Territories.
- With a decadal growth rate of 17.72 percent, India's population density in the year 2011 was 382 persons per square kilometre.
Additional Information:
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India is one of the oldest civilizations in the world, with a kaleidoscope of different cultures.
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Its socioeconomic standing has generally increased since it gained independence.
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India, the seventh-largest nation in the world, is divided from the Asian continent by hills and the ocean, giving its government a distinct geographic entity.
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